To increase beaver populations and protect freshwater ecosystems, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe is relocating beavers – an ecocultural species – from areas of human-wildlife conflict to areas in the Cascad...
May 21, 2026
May 15, 2026. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs has announced a $50 million notice of funding opportunity to foster affordable, reliable, and secure energy so...
May 14, 2026
May 15, 2026. Members of First Nations’ Native Farmer Professional Cohort came together last week for an in-person conservation planning workshop on the ancestral lands of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation...
May 14, 2026
First Nations is happy to share news from 2025 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow Lynn Mad Plume. As part of her fellowship, Dr. Mad Plume has been working toward a vision of building a global Indigenou...
May 11, 2026
Recently published research confirms that around the world, non-forest ecosystems, including grasslands, are being converted for agricultural purposes at nearly four times the rate of forests, making ...
May 07, 2026
Protecting Resources, Uplifting Alaska Native Communities in the Bering Sea Spanning 878,000 square miles, the Bering Sea is one of the largest bodies of water in the world, providing habitat for an a...
May 06, 2026
Last week, First Nations 2022 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) competed in the Food Network’s first-ever Indigenous-inspired episode of “Chopped.” Gladstone and ...
April 29, 2026
In November 2025, First Nations’ Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments program sponsored the first-ever Young Women’s Buffalo Harvest at the DuBray Buffalo Ranch in Mobridge, South Dakota, i...
April 13, 2026
LONGMONT, Colo. (July 2, 2025) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has announced the 10 Native American leaders selected for the 2025 cohort of the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowsh...
July 02, 2025
Charitable giving in any way is valuable. Whether it’s your time, talent, or treasure, giving to others is an opportunity to be part of something greater than oneself. It also provides immediate and i...
June 19, 2025